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torsdag 31 december 2015

I'm looking forward to the new year. I believe a lot of good things will happen for the animals and lots of new vegan products will probably end up in the supermarkets. What do you think of when it comes to 2015, the animals and veganism? When I'm looking back on 2015 these are some of the things that come to mind:Cowspiracy: The Sustainability SecretThis documentary really got attention and had an impact on its viewers.MeringueThe discovery that one can make meringue from chickpea liquid became a hit, at least here in Sweden.The Mayonnaise ConspiracyIn the USA the egg industry tried to outmaneuver the vegan mayonnaise company Hampton Creek.Good NewsThere were a lot of good news for animals in the media, from bullfighting ban on the Balearic Islands to the creation of a vast ocean sanctuary outside the coast of New Zealand.

Hopefully a lot of good things will happen in 2016, let's hope for that!

I want to wish you a happy new year and thank you for following Rörelse för djurrätt!

måndag 28 december 2015

I watched the new film Racing Extinction a few days ago. I saw it on the Discovery Channel, which has aired the documentary several times in December.

Racing Extinction on TV.

Racing Extinction
present important facts about the state of the life on our planet. They
say we humans are causing the sixth extinction among species on planet earth. The movie makers behind Racing Extinction are also known for the Academy Award winning documentary The Cove, which put light on the dolphin slaughter outside the coast of Japan. Just like in The Cove the filmmakers are using hidden cameras to expose what's going on, this time it's the illegal trade with many different species that are under threat of extermination.

Most of the scenes where interesting however I must say that I found the scenes from illegal animal markets distressing.This is a documentary I recommend especially to persons involved in or caring for environmental issues. I find Racing Extinction important and hopeful. I can't disagree with what's being said in the end: It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. And that is exactly what the filmmakers are doing, lighting a candle. See it and #startwith1thing!

“Racing Extinction” Trailer

P.S. Hurray! This is the 300th post on Rörelse för djurrätt. Thank you for reading!

onsdag 23 december 2015

With this post I want to wish you a merry Christmas. I also want to thank you for following Rörelse för djurrätt, I really appreciate it! If you haven't noticed it before you can find several pages with recipes, books, documentaries and links on this blog - all within the animal rights topic.

Rörelse för djurrätts filmguide In the movie guide you can find more than 50 documentaries from the French Blood Of The Beasts from 1949 to Racing Extinction from 2015. This page is mostly in Swedish but you can find many of the movie trailers which often are in English.

Böcker, böcker, booksAmong the books on this page you will find approximately 30 books, some in Swedish and some in English.

Veganrecept!On the page Veganrecept! you will find links to more than 20 recipes - all vegan of course! The recipes are almost 100 % in Swedish.

LinksOn the page named Links you can find many animal rights and animal advocate blogs and other websites.

You can also find other pages and links in Rörelse för djurrätt's menu. Have a look & enjoy! Merry Christmas!

onsdag 9 december 2015

The Chris Hegedus & Donn Alan Pennebaker documentary Unlocking The Cage will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January of 2016.In Unlocking The Cage we get to follow Steven M. Wise from the Nonhuman Rights Project as he goes to court demanding limited personhood rights for four chimpanzees in New York. Lauren Choplin wrote about Unlocking The Cage on the Nonhuman Rights Project's blog yesterday. Find the article here, find more information here and here.Also, watch the short documentary Animals Are Persons Toohere, created by the same filmmakers as Unlocking The Cage.

tisdag 8 december 2015

In March of 2012 the documentary The Superior Human? was released and could be watched for free on the Internet.But something happened, I don’t know when but the trailer and the whole documentary have been made private on YouTube. So they can not be watched. I don’t know why the filmmakers made this decision, maybe the scenes with elephants painting, something pictured in the film to prove that other species than humans can create art, has something to do with it. I’m thinking this way because it has been revealed that elephant painting is forced by the elephant trainers.Anyhow, when I’ve watched the film I’ve found it very interesting and educational.In The Superior Human? eighteen ideas regarding human superiority over other animals are being presented and answered in an entertaining, calm and informative way. Humans aren’t superior, nor inferior, as it is being said in another documentary - Unity - we are “not the same, but equal”.I recommend persons of all ages to watch The Superior Human?. One can really learn a lot from it.The film is from Australia and USA, it is 73 minutes long and you can order it from thesuperiorhuman.ultraventus.info. It is written and directed by Samuel McAnallen, and produced by Dr. Jenia Meng. Animal advocates Dr. Richard Ryder, Dr. Bernard Rollin, Gary Yourofsky, and Dr. Steven Best appear.Find the trailer on this link. You can find a similar post in Swedish here.

måndag 7 december 2015

Veganism is rising.Plant Based News
is a YouTube channel that's been around for about 3-4 months. At the
moment they have more than 6.300 subscribers. The people behind this
YouTube channel are making videos with news about veganism, recipes and
interviews. Now they have put together a 24 minutes long video called Vegan 2015 - The Film. You can watch it below.The Plant Based News team have put together a convincing film showing us that veganism is rising and increasing. It is presenting
news from 2015 with celebrities that have gone vegan, and vegans and
plant based food in the news and talked about. Things have really been
happening this year. You'll see if you watch it!On this blog I've presented good news for animals a handful of times this year, you can find these posts by clicking on Good News For Animals in the menu or here. I'd like to see a film similar to Vegan 2015 - The Film but more with a even bigger focus on victories for animals in the news, of course with a animal rights perspective.

fredag 4 december 2015

Tonight I was at the annual Christmas dinner at Govindas vegetarian restaurant in Lund.The Christmas dinner, or smorgasbord, is organized by the staff of Govindas and Djurens Rätt Lund, which is a local branch of Djurens Rätt, or Animal Rights Sweden in English.The restaurant was packed with about 55 guests, all the food (over 30 dishes) was vegan and most of it was also gluten free. We also had dessert. I took photos of some the food that you can see below.

tisdag 1 december 2015

A few days ago - the previous Saturday - I went to a Christmas dinner in Copenhagen with two friends.Every year the Dansk Vegetarforening (DVF) - a Danish vegetarian association - host a potluck Christmas dinner called julefrokost.

This year there were about 150 guests and a lot of vegan food including desserts. I took some photos of the food that you can watch here.

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